Shloka 11.13Unverified draft
दश वर्षसहस्राणि वायुभक्षो जलाश्रयः । ततः प्रव्यथिताः सर्वे देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः ।।3.11.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| daśa varṣasahasrāṇi | दश वर्षसहस्राणि | ten thousand years | accusative of duration |
| vāyubhakṣo jalāśrayaḥ | वायुभक्षो जलाश्रयः | living on air, resorting to water | nominative adjective |
| tataḥ pravyathitāḥ sarve | ततः प्रव्यथिताः सर्वे | then all became agitated | adverb + nominative adjective |
| devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ | देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः | the gods, with Agni at their head | nominative subject + adjective |
Reference: 3.11.13 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa